Famous quotes containing the words threepenny and/or stand:
“A man who sees another man on the street corner with only a stump for an arm will be so shocked the first time hell give him sixpence. But the second time itll only be a threepenny bit. And if he sees him a third time, hell have him cold-bloodedly handed over to the police.”
—Bertolt Brecht (18981956)
“Adjoining a refreshment stand ... is a small frame ice house ... with a whitewashed advertisement on its brown front stating, simply, Ice. Glory to Jesus. The proprietor of the establishment is a religious man who has seized the opportunity to broadcast his business and his faith at the same time.”
—For the State of New Jersey, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)